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I thought that I've read previously that he has helped a lot with recruiting. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 1:52:53 PM  Looks like he's heading to Chattanooga where Walt Offut is. https://twitter.com/JasonAmessenger/status/86777728474856... Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,794 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 2:27:20 PM  yeah, I'd really like to know the rest of the story here. Somewhat unusual to be leaving the staff this late... I don't know where he ends up in the pecking order for the Mocs...probably above Offutt since this is Walter's first on-the-floor college coaching job. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 6,912 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 3:35:17 PM  I think this is definitely a big deal. Fuss was our main recruiter up in the Columbus area if I'm not mistaken. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 4:49:17 PM  Something good to ask about tonight for those going to the Athens edition of the Caravan. Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,045 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 5:11:56 PM  Sarcasm: "Cmon Saul nows the time. Swing for the fences for a change, hit a home run for ONCE. Bring on Gary Trent as an asst and I'm sure Jr will decommit from Duke and head to Athens." Just getting it out there before someone enlightens us with this view. On a serious note, I will miss Aaron and his family. Good coach, good people. Wishing them well at Chatt! Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 5:24:34 PM  Is there some sort of connection that I am not aware of with either the head coach or perhaps family ties? I realize Walt Offut is there, but I would find it rather odd if an up and coming assistant whose main recruiting responsibility has been in Ohio would go to Chattanooga. After all the new regime in Chattanooga has yet to establish itself, while the Bobcats are more of an established named than than the Mocs as far as college basketball is concerned (I hope.) Last Edited: 5/25/2017 5:27:08 PM by cbus cat fan Back to Top greencat General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 2,041 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 6:22:30 PM  He's 100 miles from Atlanta. The population of the Atlanta area is 5.7 million. My mother-in-law from the old country could recruit solid basketball players out of Atlanta while baking a cake. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,103 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/25/2017 9:56:02 PM  We should thank Fuss for staying as long as he did and proved his value to the program by sticking around for three head coaches. Assistants move around. It's cool. I know he has a young child, so maybe they wanted to move to a bigger city. Who knows? Someone on twitter suggested hiring Dante Jackson. He was an assistant at Air Force last year. Wonder if Ricardo Johnson is ready to move up. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 6,912 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 9:09:27 AM  shabamon wrote: We should thank Fuss for staying as long as he did and proved his value to the program by sticking around for three head coaches. Assistants move around. It's cool. I know he has a young child, so maybe they wanted to move to a bigger city. Who knows? Someone on twitter suggested hiring Dante Jackson. He was an assistant at Air Force last year. Wonder if Ricardo Johnson is ready to move up. Both of those would be great fits. Back to Top Bobcat1998 General User Member Since: 11/7/2012 Post Count: 2,229 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 9:21:10 AM  GoCats105 wrote: shabamon wrote: We should thank Fuss for staying as long as he did and proved his value to the program by sticking around for three head coaches. Assistants move around. It's cool. I know he has a young child, so maybe they wanted to move to a bigger city. Who knows? Someone on twitter suggested hiring Dante Jackson. He was an assistant at Air Force last year. Wonder if Ricardo Johnson is ready to move up. Both of those would be great fits. I had mentioned Dante on Twitter because he is from Southeastern Ohio and was a grad assistant for us. I think he would really help us with recruiting. I had not thought of Rico. What a great catch he would be. I could see him fitting in really well with the current staff and helping us get some of those Kentucky recruits like we missed out on with Carson Williams (Still wish we would have beaten Northern Kentucky for him)! Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 10:32:42 AM  It's typically good for coaches to expose themselves to different situations. He's been here 9 years and even though it's been with three different coaches it can't hurt to broaden his horizons. Chattanooga turning into Ohio South because not only do they have Walt and Aaron but they hired Tyler Dobratz as "Athletic Performance Person" which I guess is a type of strength and conditioning position. Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,776 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 11:41:37 AM  This one sucks to lose. Really liked him as a person and coach. I will be interested to see how he does down in Chattanooga. That said, I will be intrigued to see who they get to fill the Ohio pipeline slot on the staff. To me that has been invaluable the last few years and hopefully we can continue to go into Licking Co. and Columbus for kids like we've had, along with kids from across state we're in on this year. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 11:51:35 AM  Bobcat1998 wrote: GoCats105 wrote: shabamon wrote: We should thank Fuss for staying as long as he did and proved his value to the program by sticking around for three head coaches. Assistants move around. It's cool. I know he has a young child, so maybe they wanted to move to a bigger city. Who knows? Someone on twitter suggested hiring Dante Jackson. He was an assistant at Air Force last year. Wonder if Ricardo Johnson is ready to move up. Both of those would be great fits. I had mentioned Dante on Twitter because he is from Southeastern Ohio and was a grad assistant for us. I think he would really help us with recruiting. I had not thought of Rico. What a great catch he would be. I could see him fitting in really well with the current staff and helping us get some of those Kentucky recruits like we missed out on with Carson Williams (Still wish we would have beaten Northern Kentucky for him)! You mentioned a similar thought about wishing we'd gotten Toles in another thread. Carson Williams looks good, but consider that if Ohio had Carson Williams, they probably wouldn't have Jason Carter. If they would have went after Toles, They probably don't get one of Kirk, or Butler. The comparison of Toles to Kirk/Butler is too soon to tell. The comparison of Carter vs Williams, thus far, looks like a pretty even comparison. Both are good looking players with good futures. It's just unlikely both could have come to Athens. To your initial point, Ricardo would be an interesting add for recruiting Cincy/NKY. I loved him as a player. I know nothing about him as a coach, but his personality seems like he would be a fine addition to our staff. Out of curiosity for anyone who was there, was there any conversation about Coach Fuss at last night's Caravan? Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,156 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 11:54:16 AM  I think it's interesting that the Chattanooga announcement shows him as the video coordinator. Not much of a title, is that it? Back to Top rpbobcat General User Member Since: 4/28/2006 Location: Rochelle Park, NJ Post Count: 3,503 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 1:09:03 PM  colobobcat66 wrote: I think it's interesting that the Chattanooga announcement shows him as the video coordinator. Not much of a title, is that it? If I remember correctly,at one time Kevin Kuwik had a similar title. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 3:17:17 PM  rpbobcat wrote: colobobcat66 wrote: I think it's interesting that the Chattanooga announcement shows him as the video coordinator. Not much of a title, is that it? If I remember correctly,at one time Kevin Kuwik had a similar title. Unless it's been corrected, it states he's "Assistant Coach" via the Tweet link that Jason Arkley shared. Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,156 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 4:31:57 PM  OU_Country wrote: rpbobcat wrote: colobobcat66 wrote: I think it's interesting that the Chattanooga announcement shows him as the video coordinator. Not much of a title, is that it? If I remember correctly,at one time Kevin Kuwik had a similar title. Unless it's been corrected, it states he's "Assistant Coach" via the Tweet link that Jason Arkley shared. You're right about that, but it seems strange to be that video coordinator would be listed as his identifying function Back to Top PG73 General User Member Since: 3/4/2007 Post Count: 77 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 7:52:52 PM  Is Tommy still a Grad Assistant? Back to Top Bobcat1998 General User Member Since: 11/7/2012 Post Count: 2,229 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 8:12:21 PM  OU_Country wrote: Bobcat1998 wrote: GoCats105 wrote: shabamon wrote: We should thank Fuss for staying as long as he did and proved his value to the program by sticking around for three head coaches. Assistants move around. It's cool. I know he has a young child, so maybe they wanted to move to a bigger city. Who knows? Someone on twitter suggested hiring Dante Jackson. He was an assistant at Air Force last year. Wonder if Ricardo Johnson is ready to move up. Both of those would be great fits. I had mentioned Dante on Twitter because he is from Southeastern Ohio and was a grad assistant for us. I think he would really help us with recruiting. I had not thought of Rico. What a great catch he would be. I could see him fitting in really well with the current staff and helping us get some of those Kentucky recruits like we missed out on with Carson Williams (Still wish we would have beaten Northern Kentucky for him)! You mentioned a similar thought about wishing we'd gotten Toles in another thread. Carson Williams looks good, but consider that if Ohio had Carson Williams, they probably wouldn't have Jason Carter. If they would have went after Toles, They probably don't get one of Kirk, or Butler. The comparison of Toles to Kirk/Butler is too soon to tell. The comparison of Carter vs Williams, thus far, looks like a pretty even comparison. Both are good looking players with good futures. It's just unlikely both could have come to Athens. To your initial point, Ricardo would be an interesting add for recruiting Cincy/NKY. I loved him as a player. I know nothing about him as a coach, but his personality seems like he would be a fine addition to our staff. Out of curiosity for anyone who was there, was there any conversation about Coach Fuss at last night's Caravan? I see your point on Toles vs. Kirk/Butler. But I think we could have had a great 4-5 duo in Carter/Williams for 4 years. I saw Northern play many times on TV and online and the kid just knew how to throw his body around and was a more physical Carter. Back to Top Fake Jeff McKinney General User Member Since: 11/29/2013 Post Count: 61 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 8:16:38 PM  Chattanooga announced three hirings today. Fuss is an assistant coach. Roman DiPasquale is video coordinator. Reading comprehension is lacking among some BA faithful today. From the release: CHATTANOOGA---Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball coach Lamont Paris announced three new members to his first staff Thursday morning. It includes completing his on-court staff with Ohio University assistant Aaron Fuss being offered and accepting the position. Fuss spent nine seasons with the Bobcats. He started as the director of basketball operations before ascending to assistant coach in 2012. He worked with three head coaches – John Groce (2009-12), Jim Christian (2013-14) and Saul Phillips (2015-17) – over that stretch with unprecedented success as part of the equation. During his tenure, the Bobcats reached the postseason six times with two NCAA Tournament appearances going 3-2 in those dance incursions. The 2010 team toppled Georgetown before falling to Tennessee during its Elite 8 run. They made it back to the tournament in 2012 beating Michigan and South Florida prior to an overtime loss to North Carolina in the Sweet 16. He's reunited on the Mocs staff with a key player from that run, fellow assistant Walter Offutt who earned All-East Regional Tournament team honors for his play. The Bobcats won 20 or more games five times including a school-record 29 in 2012. They captured two MAC titles along the way in a league that saw just five teams win the title over that stretch: Akron (3), Ohio (2), Buffalo (2), Kent State (1) and Western Michigan (1). Ohio won 60.5 percent (167-109) of its games since Fuss' arrival in 2008. He began his career at Ohio State as a student manager. Upon graduation in 2005, Thad Matta elevated Fuss to graduate manager. The Buckeyes tallied a 61-10 mark in his two seasons in that role winning the Big Ten both campaigns en route the 2007 NCAA National Championship game losing to Florida. Fuss brings a young family along with him. He's married to the former Jill Samples. They have two children, Emma and Theodore. Paris also added to the support staff hiring Roman DiPasquale (video coordinator) and Tyler Dobratz (athletic performance) with the latter coming in conjunction with Director of Athletic Performance Chad Pearson. Dipasquale comes to Gig City from Stanford where he served in the same role the past two seasons. He's also worked at the University of Portland (director of basketball technology) and with the Philadelphia 76ers (assistant video coordinator) since graduating from Wisconsin in 2011. Dobratz was most recently at Ohio University in strength and conditioning. He assisted with the football, men's basketball and volleyball programs while overseeing efforts in women's swimming and diving, men's and women's golf and hockey. He's also worked as head strength and conditioning coach at Lake Superior State and served as an intern at Wisconsin. Fans can order 2017-18 season tickets here on GoMocs.com. Purchases can also be made at the box office or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Follow @GoMocsMBB on Twitter for June's 2017-18 roster reveal. Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,156 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/26/2017 9:08:40 PM  Fake Jeff McKinney wrote: Chattanooga announced three hirings today. Fuss is an assistant coach. Roman DiPasquale is video coordinator. Reading comprehension is lacking among some BA faithful today. From the release: CHATTANOOGA---Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball coach Lamont Paris announced three new members to his first staff Thursday morning. It includes completing his on-court staff with Ohio University assistant Aaron Fuss being offered and accepting the position. Fuss spent nine seasons with the Bobcats. He started as the director of basketball operations before ascending to assistant coach in 2012. He worked with three head coaches – John Groce (2009-12), Jim Christian (2013-14) and Saul Phillips (2015-17) – over that stretch with unprecedented success as part of the equation. During his tenure, the Bobcats reached the postseason six times with two NCAA Tournament appearances going 3-2 in those dance incursions. The 2010 team toppled Georgetown before falling to Tennessee during its Elite 8 run. They made it back to the tournament in 2012 beating Michigan and South Florida prior to an overtime loss to North Carolina in the Sweet 16. He's reunited on the Mocs staff with a key player from that run, fellow assistant Walter Offutt who earned All-East Regional Tournament team honors for his play. The Bobcats won 20 or more games five times including a school-record 29 in 2012. They captured two MAC titles along the way in a league that saw just five teams win the title over that stretch: Akron (3), Ohio (2), Buffalo (2), Kent State (1) and Western Michigan (1). Ohio won 60.5 percent (167-109) of its games since Fuss' arrival in 2008. He began his career at Ohio State as a student manager. Upon graduation in 2005, Thad Matta elevated Fuss to graduate manager. The Buckeyes tallied a 61-10 mark in his two seasons in that role winning the Big Ten both campaigns en route the 2007 NCAA National Championship game losing to Florida. Fuss brings a young family along with him. He's married to the former Jill Samples. They have two children, Emma and Theodore. Paris also added to the support staff hiring Roman DiPasquale (video coordinator) and Tyler Dobratz (athletic performance) with the latter coming in conjunction with Director of Athletic Performance Chad Pearson. Dipasquale comes to Gig City from Stanford where he served in the same role the past two seasons. He's also worked at the University of Portland (director of basketball technology) and with the Philadelphia 76ers (assistant video coordinator) since graduating from Wisconsin in 2011. Dobratz was most recently at Ohio University in strength and conditioning. He assisted with the football, men's basketball and volleyball programs while overseeing efforts in women's swimming and diving, men's and women's golf and hockey. He's also worked as head strength and conditioning coach at Lake Superior State and served as an intern at Wisconsin. Fans can order 2017-18 season tickets here on GoMocs.com. Purchases can also be made at the box office or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Follow @GoMocsMBB on Twitter for June's 2017-18 roster reveal. Got me in that one. Back to Top bornacatfan General User Member Since: 8/3/2006 Post Count: 5,706 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/27/2017 6:04:21 PM  PG73 wrote: Is Tommy still a Grad Assistant? One more year..... Unless an offer comes​ sooner never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer..... The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game Back to Top perimeterpost General User Member Since: 7/6/2010 Post Count: 3,165 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/27/2017 9:20:44 PM  rpbobcat wrote: colobobcat66 wrote: I think it's interesting that the Chattanooga announcement shows him as the video coordinator. Not much of a title, is that it? If I remember correctly,at one time Kevin Kuwik had a similar title. oddly enough, according to UTC's message board the two finalists for the coaching position were an unnamed candidate(later revealed to be Fuss) and Kevin Kuwik. At the time Kuwik was thought to be the first choice. http://mocnation.yuku.com/topic/3881/The-search-for-the-t... MY STATE. MY TEAM. Back to Top OUBobcat13 General User Member Since: 12/7/2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 285 Status: Offline     RE: Fuss leaving    Posted: 5/30/2017 8:39:02 AM  bornacatfan wrote: PG73 wrote: Is Tommy still a Grad Assistant? One more year..... 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